Supreme Court Justice Champ Lyons, a Republican, has contributed to the candidacy of Democrat Rhonda Chambers, according to a release from the Chambers campaign.
Chambers faces Republican Kelli Wise for the spot on the Supreme Court being vacated by Patti Smith.
Monday the Parlor broke the story for you of a similar contribution from Justice Tom Woodall, a Republican, to Democrat Mac Parsons. Parsons is challenging Woodall’s Republican colleague Tom Parker in November.
Here is the full text of the release from the Chambers campaign:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ben Gaines
Rhonda Chambers Honored to Have the Confidence of Widely Respected Justice
Democratic nominee for the Alabama Supreme Court Rhonda Chambers today received a contribution from Republican Champ Lyons, the senior-most Justice on the Alabama Supreme Court.
“It was the late Justice Oscar Adams who planted the seed in my heart to believe that I might someday be a Justice on the Alabama Supreme Court,” said Chambers. “He told me that first I had to work to earn the respect of my peers in the legal profession and the Justices on the Court.”
“Through my work I have come to know Justice Lyons well, admire him greatly, and would be honored to serve with him on the court.”
“Partisan politics have no place in the courtroom, and they should not be a factor in judicial elections,” said Chambers. “I am proud to have the support of many Republicans around the State, and if the people of Alabama honor me with their vote, I will not rule as a Democratic Justice or as a Republican Justice, but as a fair and impartial justice, guided by my values and the rule of law.”
Rhonda Chambers has practiced as an appellate lawyer for over twenty years. Since 2002, she has served as the Chair of the Supreme Court Standing Committee on Appellate Procedure. In 2004, thanks to the leadership of Justice Lyons, she was asked to serve on the Committee which developed the Alabama Appellate Mediation Program, a program which has successfully mediated 494 cases before the Alabama Supreme Court and 594 cases before the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, saving the taxpayers of Alabama hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Chambers has been named “Best of the Bar” by the Birmingham Business Journal, and has been recognized by Alabama Super Lawyers and the Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers for her appellate practice. She has been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Appellate Law.
Justice Lyons was appointed to the Alabama Supreme Court in 1998 by Governor Fob James, was elected for a full term in 2000 and re-elected 2006. He may be contacted through his judicial office.
For more information, see http://rhondachambers2010.com, or contact Ben Gaines at (205) 936-6571.
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www.RhondaChambers2010.com
Paid for by the Committee to Elect Rhonda Chambers, P.O. Box 55208 Birmingham, AL 35255
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